Tokai TV to stop airing hirudora

Tokai TV will stop broadcasting their hirudoras at the end of March. They have been airing for 51 and a half years. The first drama Yukimoe (雪燃え) aired in 1964, and will end with the 214th hirudora Arashi no Namida (嵐の涙〜私たちに明日はある〜) starting on February 1st 2016. MONKEY MAJIK‘s “The Mistakes I’ve Made” will be used as theme song.

Tokai TV will be producing dodora (Saturday night dramas) instead. Currently this time slot is used by Fuji TV, but from April Tokai TV will take over it and get extended time, from the current Saturday23:40-00:05 to 23:40-00:35.

Hirudora 昼ドラ (昼 hiru – noon, midday. ドラ dora – short for Japanese “dorama” meaning drama.) These dramas usually air Monday-Friday at 13.25-13:55. They can be described as soap operas with much melodrama in them.

Hello tex! I have updated the post with more info about hirudora.
You can find some at Rare & Old Doramas. The only hirudora I know of that’s being subbed is Indigo no Yoru. You can find it over at Nyaa.